Amsoil V-8 Thunderstocks competition is some of the best, especially when all 7 drivers with a mathematical shot at the points lead finish. Jason Gamble has held the points lead almost all season long. Gamble, with 3 wins, could build a buffer with another win and would really help his Certified Automotive Repair Team. Brian Shea has his Bullseye RaceCars 19 just 6 behind points leader Gamble. Shea continues to get closer to that 1st win and he hopes it's sooner rather than later. Chad Scranton of Cheater Racing and Gordon Cade of Bullseye RaceCars are both 3rd, 21 points behind. Scranton has won; Cade has not and he would love to change that. Vaughn Woodall of Woodall Racing is 5th. Woodall has 24 points to make up and wins wouldn't hurt. Jonathan Gillette, in the Speedy Motorsports 64, has used consistency to actually hold onto the points lead at once, but has fallen back and is now 41 out. It's not impossible but he'll have to work now. John Thorpe of Father & Son Racing is 7th. Thorpe is 54 out and it will take a few weeks, but if he runs like he has the past 2 races it won't be too difficult. In 8th is the Watson Racing driver, Chris Watson. Watson is coming off of a heat race win 2 weeks ago and he wouldn't mind making it a feature win. Tim Mathieu is 86 points back so it isn't impossible but it will be tough. Mathieu has shown that his 14 is fast but bad luck has plagued him throughout 2011. Mathieu could forget about it with a win, however. Jonathan Appleby, much like Watson and Mathieu, will look for wins and consistency to gain back the 107 points he needs to make up.

In the Gladiators division you never know who's going to take a win. "The Dominator" Steve Cox hasn't won in quite some time and wouldn't mind getting win #8 of the season. Reid Christensen is 37 points back and has 10 races to get it done. Christensen, or "The New Dominator," has 3 wins, but 37 points won't be easy by any means. Brandon Haseleu is searching for win #1 and hopes to celebrate in victory lane soon. Jerry Taylor and Richard Todd are in an intense battle for 4th with Taylor up just 1 point now. Both, like Haseleu, still search for win #1. Steve Johnson continues to inch closer to the battle for 4th and he also inches closer to a feature win. Kody Fisher, Matt Kramer, Robert Graham, and Stephen Frankland have missed some races and that has put them at the back half of the top 10. All 4 have done a fantastic job in 2011 and hope to contend for wins next season. In the Gladiators you never know who could take a win, but 1 thing is certain- these guys like win streaks.

The Florida Mini Sprints Association is back and some intense racing will follow. David Pleaugh, Gavin Thomas, Jesse Teed, Justin Kolves, and Eddie Moss, Jr. have all taken wins and no one has repeated yet. This division is very intense and we could see 1 of the best battles of 2011 this very week-end.

Gates open at 4:30 with racing scheduled for 7. The early bird gets the worm and the best choice of seating. For more information you can go to www.bubbaracewaypark.com or call the Speedway hotline at 352-622-9400.

Bubba Raceway Park has agreed to allow the 602 crate engine as an option in V-8 Thunder Stocks for the remainder of the 2016 Season. This is not a guaranteed option for the 2017 season, this is a trial basis. In the spirit of competition and… read more

Attention Racers and Fans, due to the passing of Hurricane Matthew, Bubba Raceway Park has made the decision to cancel all racing events for Saturday Oct. 8th. We will resume racing on Saturday Oct. 15th with $1000 to win V-8 Thunder Stock Event,… read more